LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Officials confirmed Wednesday that the death toll from Tuesday’s UPS plane crash in Louisville has climbed to at least 12, including a child. Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said the number could still rise as recovery efforts continue.
The cargo plane, headed to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu, crashed shortly after taking off from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.
Federal investigators said they have recovered the aircraft’s black boxes. NTSB member J. Todd Inman reported that video footage reviewed by investigators showed a large fire on the plane’s left side and its left engine detaching from the wing.
Despite the failure, the plane managed to gain enough altitude to clear a fence at the runway’s end before crashing into two nearby businesses just beyond airport property. The impact triggered a massive fire that stretched for about half a mile.
Inman said the full investigation could take more than a year.
“We need to capture drone and video footage of every piece of evidence, recover and tag each item, and use that to gather more information,” Inman explained.
Because the plane was bound for Honolulu, it carried a significant amount of fuel, which intensified the post-crash fire.
The NTSB has asked anyone who finds debris from the wreckage to contact investigators at [email protected].
UPS confirmed that the flight had not been delayed and that no maintenance work had been performed on the aircraft prior to takeoff.
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